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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way, new study hints

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS does not come from our corner of the Milky Way, and may be a time capsule of the early galaxy, new research into its trajectory hints.

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Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of 'standard candle' — Oct. 5, 1923

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star, dubbed M31-V1, was key to showing that the universe extended far beyond the borders of the Milky Way.

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A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of place

A giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.

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Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death

A new study shows survivor stars can live billions of years longer than normal, carrying chemical fingerprints of their violent encounters with the Milky Way's black hole.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's most enormous star-forming cloud.

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James Webb Space Telescope peers deep into the heart of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy

The star-forming region called Sagittarius B2 contains half of the galactic center's stars, yet only 10% of the gas.

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Zoom through the Milky Way's stellar nurseries in this super-detailed 3D map (video)

Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.

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Don't miss the beautiful summer Milky Way next week as the new moon goes dark on Sept. 21

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.

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Tiny crystals in Earth’s crust have captured the movement of the Milky Way’s spiral arms

When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and huge continents slowly drifting apart (or back together again) over millions or billions of years. We also know meteorite impacts were important; our crater-packed Moon is clear evidence of that.

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Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system'

Astronomers say that mysterious interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS are the most common large bodies in the Milky Way — and our best chance to study other planetary systems.

Space

Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centres

When the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science’s biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is a global radio telescope project built in the Southern Hemisphere. There, views of our Milky Way are clearest and the SKA’s remote sites limit human-made…

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Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an ancient Egyptian temple in breathtaking photo

The image was captured on Aug. 12 as the Perseid meteor shower hit its peak.

Space

The Milky Way's faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. 'These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics'

A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.

Space

Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025

The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.

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'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals.

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Astrophotography guide to August 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month

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The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here's where to look

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on Aug. 23.

Space

This 200-light-year-wide structure could be feeding our galaxy's center: 'No one had any idea this cloud existed'

Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way.

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'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals. They could help scientists figure out when our galaxy's black hole last erupted.

Space

Our Milky Way galaxy may be surrounded by 100 undetected 'orphan' galaxies

New research suggests that the Milky Way should be surrounded by as many as 100 undetected tiny and faint "orphan" galaxy companions.

The Conversation

Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the Sculptor galaxy. And if your eyes were prisms that could separate light into the thousands…

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100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint

Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.

Space

The 'sound of the Big Bang' hints that Earth may sit in a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide

The "Hubble tension," one of the most frustrating and lingering problems in science, could be solved if Earth and the Milky Way sit in a low-density void.

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Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be found on the outskirts of our galaxy's dense central bulge.

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Nobel laureate concerned about AI-generated image of black hole at the center of our galaxy

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.

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